Sex crimes News

San Francisco -
Being a registered sex offender didn't stop a San Francisco-area man from flying to Cambodia to have sex with girls as young as eight and preferably weighing less than 70 pounds, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Edmond -
A 19-year old Edmond, Oklahoma teen is being held without bond, after allegedly confessing to a number of sex acts with children under his charge while working at a Kenyan orphanage where he was a volunteer with a mission group.

Melbourne -
A procedural hearing took place at a court in Melbourne, Australia on Friday at which the court heard allegations of a 21-year-old Dutch woman held captive by a couple for six weeks and raped more than 60 times.

The United Nations' Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) issued a scathing report, accusing the United States of failing to properly deal with "sexual abuse committed by clerics and leading members of certain faith-based organizations."

The average age of girls being trafficked in Canada is 13.
“Choice” is a word that is often misused; the right word should be “prostituted”, since nobody chooses to enter the sex trade at the age of 13.

After two Swedes were sentenced to life in the Philippines in 2011 for illegally running cybersex dens, the government passed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 to eliminate any other similar crimes online.

Boston -
TSA agent Joe Saldano was among 55 men taken into custody in a crackdown on child pornography this week, adding another name to the long list of accused sex offenders who have performed security duties at America's airports.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is making headlines again. Increasingly the agency has been criticized for many actions, and now alleged off-duty sex crimes have been added to the list.

Orlando -
Orange County sheriff deputies say a 170-page molestation manual is circulating around Florida and on the Internet; providing people with step-by-step instructions on how to molest children. It also includes information on where to find potential victims.

Syracuse -
A Watertown couple were sentenced to life in prison yesterday for their roles in transporting children across state lines in order to have sex with them two years ago. The children's ages at that time were 13, 8, 5, and 3 years old.

Governor Paterson and the NY State Legislature signed a bill on Wednesday making it illegal for teachers to have sex with a student. If convicted, the teacher's certification will be automatically revoked. The law became effective immediately.

The thirty-two year old Canadian schoolteacher Christopher Paul Neil has been apprehended and arrested by Thai authorities. The arrest warrant came after three youths told authorities he paid them for sex.

A teenager from Palos Hills, Ill. has been charged with criminal sexual abuse, after having an alleged relationship with an 11 year old girl. He is being charged as a juvenile and isn't being identified as he is a minor, reported the Chicago Tribune.

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